 The annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade has been taking place in downtown Bemidji for more than a decade. Lakeland News reporter Milaq Khattab shares with us this year's festivities. I think we set a record this year, Mitch. Adults and kids gathered on the streets of downtown Bemidji to observe an annual St. Patrick's Day tradition. And what are you guys doing here today? The leprechaun, the leprechaun stay parade. The St. Patrick's Day festivities featured live music, dancing, and a really short parade that lasted about 90 seconds. The parade is a tradition that Mitch Radio started a few years ago, almost as a just a fun little thing to do, and it's grown to the point. Now we block off the streets, we have vans, floats, depends on the year. So it's grown a large amount in a few years, and I hope to continue growing it. The premise of the parade is that it starts from one Irish pub and ends at the other pub across the street, totaling exactly 78 steps. And each year the two pubs alternate on the starting point. Now the reason it's a world shortest parade is because here in downtown Bemidji we're in the unique position of having the first, second, and only two Irish pubs in Bemidji, almost directly across the street from each other. This year the parade started here at Bridget's Pub and then ended right over there at Keggencork. In previous years, back in the 80s and 70s, there was a St. Patrick's Day parade that went from here down to Union Station. So we wanted to bring back the St. Patrick's Day parade, and we thought since we were so close together, right, 78 steps, that we would come up with a world shortest St. Patrick's Day parade. And when I asked Rodio the question about the accuracy of the name of the parade, he tells me... Absolutely by me. Reporting in Bemidji, Malak Khattab, Lakeland News. Organizers say the parade will start at Keggencork next year. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.